{"id":1301000,"date":"2025-10-03T08:38:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T03:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1301000"},"modified":"2025-10-03T08:38:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T03:08:56","slug":"us-govt-asks-tcs-why-locals-are-not-hired-why-they-need-h1b-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/us-govt-asks-tcs-why-locals-are-not-hired-why-they-need-h1b-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"US Govt Asks TCS Why Locals Are Not Hired, Why They Need H1b Visa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India\u2019s largest IT services company, is under the scanner of U.S. lawmakers as part of a sweeping Senate probe into how major tech firms use the H-1B visa programme while simultaneously cutting domestic jobs. The bipartisan investigation, led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Dick Durbin, aims to assess whether such practices disadvantage American workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-14-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1301007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-14-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-14-1-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-14-1-768x357.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lawmakers Question Foreign Hiring Practices<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Letters sent to CEOs of 10 major companies \u2014 including Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Meta, and TCS \u2014 raised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peoplematters.in\/news\/strategic-hr\/tcs-asked-to-justify-h-1b-hiring-while-cutting-us-jobs-46648?utm_source=note_link_click&amp;utm_medium=newsletter\">concerns<\/a> over thousands of H-1B visa petitions being filed even as layoffs rise in the U.S. tech sector. Lawmakers argue that this trend may be hurting domestic job opportunities, especially for recent STEM graduates facing rising unemployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TCS stood out as the only Indian-headquartered company targeted in the probe. The firm was asked to submit detailed responses by <strong>October 10, 2025<\/strong>, regarding its employment policies, recruitment practices, and compensation structure for foreign workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Job Cuts and Visa Approvals Raise Red Flags<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The letter pointed to <strong>TCS\u2019s recent layoffs of over 12,000 employees worldwide<\/strong>, including about <strong>60 American workers in Jacksonville, Florida<\/strong>, while continuing to aggressively hire foreign talent. In <strong>FY2025<\/strong>, TCS secured <strong>5,505 new H-1B visa approvals<\/strong>, making it the <strong>second-largest employer of newly approved H-1B holders<\/strong> in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lawmakers asked why the company continued to pursue H-1B hiring despite domestic layoffs, whether American workers were being replaced by foreign employees, and if salaries and benefits for H-1B hires matched those of their U.S. counterparts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Possible Reforms to the H-1B System<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The probe comes amid an <strong>ongoing investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)<\/strong> into allegations that TCS replaced older American workers with younger H-1B employees. Lawmakers believe such practices may be suppressing wages and undermining the domestic workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Senate Judiciary Committee will review responses from all companies involved before considering <strong>legislative reforms to tighten H-1B rules<\/strong>, ensuring fair competition and worker protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TCS Remains Silent<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>TCS, which employs over <strong>600,000 people globally<\/strong> and counts the U.S. as its <strong>largest revenue market<\/strong>, has not publicly commented on the Senate inquiry. The outcome of the investigation could significantly shape the future of foreign talent hiring in the American tech sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India\u2019s largest IT services company, is under the scanner of U.S. lawmakers as part of a sweeping Senate probe into how major tech firms use the H-1B visa programme while simultaneously cutting domestic jobs. 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